一流智力的检验标准是同时持有两种对立观点，并且仍然能够正常运作的能力。
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.
没有谎言，人类会因绝望和无聊而灭亡。
写作的行为是一种抵抗的行为。
做出伟大工作的唯一途径就是热爱你所做的事。
The past is always changing, because we are always changing our relationship to it.
We must balance short-term profitability with long-term environmental responsibility.
最大的挑战是画出无法被画出的东西。
译文：想把家庭治理好先学会修养身心，说话做事一定要谨慎小心，读书的目的在于明白道理，见识一定要高远。赏析：修身齐家治国平天下，这是古人的人生目标。修身为首要任务，而修身又以谨言慎行为根本。言行不慎，不仅会招惹流言是非，更会玷污自己的名节。要想把修身做好，首先要去读书，不读书就不能明理，不明理就是莽夫一个。
I wanted to find out exactly who was in charge, whether it was God Himself or whether it was scientists in the laboratory.